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Do you love a good debate? If so, this is the place for you.
After reading the welcome message, then please feel free to start your own debate.
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Welcome to your Debate Club.
This board is in place to offer you the opportunity to get to the heart of the matter and to explore the views and opinions of others on a wide variety of subjects. This is not a board to only state your opinion though. Anything you post may be queried, challenged and ultimately debated!

Your admins are teddz, Bandersnatch, Mitternachtsblau & Tracey1966.
This group must run within the confines of Babycentre Guidelines. Anything that is deemed to contradict these guidelines can and will be reported and deleted. If you have any problems with posts on this board please contact one of the admins or hit 'report this' to bring it to the attention of the Community Managers.

The following are some basic rules for joining in the fun of a good debate.
When starting a debate, try to choose a side! Make your OP a statement, add relevant links and be prepared to qualify your position. It should read as something to agree or disagree with.
You do not have to 'debate' the topic from your own personal beliefs, you may choose to play 'devils advocate'
Make sure it is debatable. If you are just looking for opinions we suggest you try one of our sister boards listed on the right of your screen.
Debates can get heated but should never get personal. Remember, not everyone is actually debating from their own Point of View but may be trying to 'add to the debate' instead.
Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, please respect that and never attack another person. You can criticise a posters views but not the poster.
Avoid copying any large chunks of data/information into your post, instead use a small portion reflecting your point and then link to the remainder.
Do NOT just link without an explanation as to why it is relevant.
Please respect the fact that some posters will be speaking from their own experiences.
Please be aware that you will be challenged and possibly have your side of the debate criticised.

We want you to enjoy using this board but also want you to feel free to challenge and broaden your minds with new topics as well as opening the eyes of fellow posters.
If you struggle to join in a good debate, sign up for a group game! All posters welcome and wanted.

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